Synonyms for foundation
faʊnˈdeɪ ʃənfoun·da·tion

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1. foundation

   Synonyms:
   institution, establishment, footing, base, basis, origin, ground, groundwork, rudiments, substratum, underlying principle

   Antonyms:
   disestablishment, superstructure

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1. foundationnoun

   the basis on which something is grounded

   "there is little foundation for his objections"

   Synonyms:
   foot, instauration, introduction, foundation garment, substructure, base, creation, basis, groundwork, understructure, institution, founding, initiation, fundament, origination, innovation, grounding, cornerstone

2. foundationnoun

   an institution supported by an endowment

   Synonyms:
   foot, instauration, introduction, foundation garment, substructure, base, creation, basis, groundwork, understructure, institution, founding, initiation, fundament, origination, innovation, grounding, cornerstone

3. foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructurenoun

   lowest support of a structure

   "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"

   Synonyms:
   metrical unit, bottom, foundation garment, founding, tail, groundwork, pes, al-Qaida, instauration, butt, pedestal, substructure, posterior, rear end, infantry, introduction, can, ft, nates, al-Qaeda, theme, basis, innovation, fundament, invertebrate foot, nucleotide, buttocks, prat, radical, root, animal foot, floor, stern, metrical foot, seat, foot, backside, bum, tooshie, grounding, buns, arse, institution, hindquarters, tail end, behind, origination, understructure, alkali, cornerstone, base, hind end, derriere, rump, ass, home, keister, stem, base of operations, radix, root word, stand, rear, fanny, human foot, infrastructure, tush, initiation, al-Qa'ida, creation, bag

4. foundation, groundingnoun

   education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge

   "he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study"; "a good grounding in mathematics"

   Synonyms:
   foot, instauration, introduction, foundation garment, substructure, earthing, base, creation, basis, groundwork, understructure, institution, founding, initiation, fundament, origination, innovation, grounding, cornerstone

5. basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstonenoun

   the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained

   "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"

   Synonyms:
   bottom, foundation garment, founding, tail, groundwork, al-Qaida, instauration, butt, pedestal, substructure, posterior, rear end, introduction, can, nates, al-Qaeda, theme, stern, basis, innovation, fundament, nucleotide, buttocks, prat, radical, root, floor, ground, seat, backside, bum, tooshie, grounding, buns, arse, foot, hindquarters, footing, tail end, behind, origination, understructure, alkali, cornerstone, base, hind end, derriere, rump, ass, home, keister, stem, base of operations, radix, root word, stand, rear, fanny, infrastructure, tush, institution, initiation, al-Qa'ida, creation, bag

6. foundation garment, foundationnoun

   a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body

   Synonyms:
   foot, instauration, introduction, foundation garment, substructure, base, creation, basis, groundwork, understructure, institution, founding, initiation, fundament, origination, innovation, grounding, cornerstone

7. initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instaurationnoun

   the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new

   "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"

   Synonyms:
   cosmos, foundation garment, founding, entry, groundwork, unveiling, instauration, invention, base, substructure, excogitation, introduction, presentation, creative activity, fundament, intro, world, asylum, knowledgeableness, innovation, understructure, conception, universe, trigger, installation, knowledgeability, foot, existence, first appearance, grounding, design, institution, launching, mental home, origination, mental institution, psychiatric hospital, macrocosm, cornerstone, origin, debut, induction, basis, inception, insertion, establishment, mental hospital, initiation, intromission, creation, insane asylum

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1. • Education
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   • Undergarment

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1. compostionadjective

   the makeup of something, how it started, the ingrediants

   Submitted by anonymous on July 17, 2022  

2. conerstone

   an important quality or feature on which a particular thing depends or is based. a stone that forms the base of a corner of a building, joining two walls.

   "a national minimum wage remained the cornerstone of policy"

   Submitted by Spsserves-nation-spscorp on January 5, 2020  

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1. foundationnoun

   Synonyms:
   basis, base, groundwork, footing, bottom

2. foundationnoun

   Synonyms:
   establishment, settlement

3. foundationnoun

   Synonyms:
   endowment

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1. foundationnoun

   Synonyms:
   substructure, base, groundwork, founding establishment, endowment, grillage

   Antonyms:
   superstructure

   Associated words:
   fundamental, basic, caisson

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1. List of paraphrases for "foundation":

   fondation, basis, fundación, foundations, founding, stichting, stiftung, bases, base, fundação, fondazione, groundwork, fund, bedrock, cornerstone, basic, inception, unf, founded, crrf, institution, mfhr, footing, consortia, acpf, fundamentals, based

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1. Rex Tillerson:

   The United States is prepared to explore the possibility of establishing with Russia joint mechanisms for ensuring stability, including no-fly zones, on the ground ceasefire observers, and coordinated delivery of humanitarian assistance, if our two countries work together to establish stability on the ground, it will lay a foundation for progress on the settlement of Syria's political future.

2. Collings Foundation:

   The Collings Foundation flight team is fully cooperating with officials to determine the cause of the crash of the B-17 Flying Fortress and will comment further when details become known.

3. Narendra Modi:

   What the Edhi family has done is too priceless to be measured but I am happy to announce a contribution of one crore rupees to their foundation.

4. Miguel Cardona:

   Amid the pandemic, we know that our students have experienced so much. We can't unlock students' potential unless we also address the needs they bring with them to the classroom each day. As educators, it's our responsibility to ensure that we are helping to provide students with a strong social and emotional foundation so that they also can excel academically.

5. James Brown:

   The economy is changing with an emphasis on technology skills across all sectors. The emphasis now is that not all STEM jobs require four-year degrees. When I was growing up, you had what were called ‘blue collar jobs,’ now you have technicians who need to be highly skilled in tech. You need people who can repair MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) machines, or work on electric cars, you now need technicians who need to have really hard STEM skills. That’s a skill set that will be growing over the next five years, it will be more in demand, and giving students the foundation for those kinds of careers starts in school.